studying and working
he hoped to
be able to write
four good lines of poetry
think i’ll quit writing
grow a big garden,
cut and stack wood
for all who are cold
save as many stray dogs
as i can
spend a lot of time
playing with and listening to
small children
and sit with as many
old people left alone
to die as i can
read Rilke daily,
and drink a lot of
black coffee
and hope like hell
that just before i die
i can write one good line
of poetry
i’d be happy with that!
a thousand hollow goodbyesand hellos dissolve.it’s been said:death makes all men equal,so what of life?and why the tearso’er an unmarked grave?
equal distribution of goods.the right to work,to speak out, to stand up…i am for truth at all costs,for freedom of religion…i am for peace right now,right here, and always.i am for education for all,for growing our own food.for breaking the curse of oil…i am for gay rights, and their right to marry.i am for diversity,…
of your perfume for too long.my body aches from sleeping on rocks,and my feet no longer have a vision!the wind whips between these ancient trees,that smile with the silent ache of longing.and this small fire i’ve built is just that,i leave no trace or thought.and the stars that crumble to dustin my hands already know,only…
building for rent,or sale!22 vacant buildings on one street!small-town America.even the sidewalks are deserted…except for paper cups,and cigarette butts blowingin the breeze…empty windows,boarded up doors….the echo of voicesfrom the past,from another day…lost to the great empty!
tell me the storybehind your faraway stare.i can see by your wrinkles,and the scars on your hands.it’s been a long journeyfrom that faraway land.tell me who and why you fought,tell me what you won and lost.tell me who that you loved,and who paid the cost.tell me what you learned,would you do it all again?have you…
about:1. where it came from2. where and how it was grown.3. what kinds of seeds and fertilizers…were used…4. what kinds of pesticides were sprayed.5. who worked the fields6. how were they treated, how were they paid7. who drove the trucks who hauled it8. how much fuel was used, at what cost(both in dollars and lives)9…
